Yafsoanite

Formula: Ca3Te2Zn3O12

Origin of name: froms YAFSOAN, acronym for a Siberian scientific academy

 

Crystal system: Cubic/Isometric

Crystal class: 4/m 3 2/m

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Unit cell: a = 12.632

 

Colour: Light to dark brown

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Luster: Vitreous

Habit: crystals 0.1 to 0.5 mm, intergrowths, radiating concentric masses

Hardness: 6

Specific gravity: 5.55

Cleavage: None

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